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Eagles Grounded By Weber State

Area college basketball

Eastern Washington was held to eight field goals in each half Wednesday night and that spelled disaster against Weber State, resulting in a 79-49 women’s basketball loss at Odgen, Utah.

Shelley Olson led the Wildcats with 24 points and Amber Whiting added 16.

Julie Moore paced the Eagles in the Big Sky Conference game with 16 points, her third straight game in double figures.

The Eagles (7-12, 3-6 Big Sky) took an 11-7 lead with 10:13 left in the first half, but Weber State (8-11, 6-3) outscored them 19-9 for the remainder of the half to take a 26-20 halftime advantage.

The Eagles managed to cut the lead to 36-31 with 14:17 left in the secoond half but the Wildcats answered with an 8-0 run in the next 2 minutes to take a 44-31 lead. Eastern never got closer than 12 points the rest of the game.

Weber State 79, Eastern 49

Eastern Washington (7-12, 3-6) - Bailey 3-6 3-3 9, Moore 5-11 6-7 16, Ford-Phelps 2-7 0-0 5, Demetruk 1-10 0-0 2, S. Granger 3-9 2-2 8, Paluck 2-6 2-3 6, Chase 0-3 0-0 0, Burgess 0-0 2-2 2, Carlson 0-0 1-5 1. Totals 16-52 16-22 49.

Weber State (8-11, 6-3) - Geddes 2-5 2-2 6, Harward 0-3 0-0 0, Sonveau 0-4 0-0 0, Stanger 3-6 3-3 9, Olson 9-14 0-0 24, Whiting 5-7 2-3 16, Boyce 1-1 0-0 2, Hicks 1-1 0-0 2, Paskins 3-6 1-1 7, Belfrange 0-0 6-6 6, O’Brien 0-0 0-0 0, Howe 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 26-51 17-19 79.

Halftime-Weber State 26, Eastern Washington 20. 3-point goals- Eastern Washington 1-13 (Ford-Phelps 1-3, S. Granger 0-2, Paluck 0-2, Chase 0-2, Demetruk 0-4), Weber State 10-13 (Olson 6-7, Whiting 4-4, Harward 0-2). Fouled out-Moore. Rebounds-Eastern Washington 28 (Ford-Phelps 8), Eastern Washington 39 (Geddes 10). Assists-Eastern Washington 12 (S. Granger 5), Weber State 20 (Stanger 7). Total fouls- Eastern Washington 21, Weber State 21. Technicals-None. A-646.

CCS 89, Columbia Basin 63

Riverside High graduate Abby Wood had a career-best 23 points, 12 rebounds and three assists as the Sasquatch continued to roll, this time over Columbia Basin in Pasco.

The win improved CCS to 21-2, 7-1 in the NWAACC Eastern Division to set up Saturday’s pivotal game at Wenatchee, also 7-1, for sole possession of first place.

The Hawks dropped to 8-13, 2-5.

The Sasquatch began to pull away the last 10 minutes of the first half and took a commanding 45-21 lead into the half.

Kim Cole led CBC with 17 points. Karie Pruett had 10 points for CCS. Teammates Amy George and Bernice Stime both scored nine.

CC Spokane (21-2, 7-1) - Phinney 2-5 2-2 7, Pruett 3-10 4-5 10, Ridnour 1-4 5-6 7, Harchuck 2-5 0-0 4, Stime 4-9 1-2 9, Sackmann 3-6 0-0 6, Brazzle 1-1 0-0 3, Wood 8-12 6-7 23, George 3-11 3-3 9, Ortiz 1-2 0-0 2, Stearns 0-0 0-0 0, Curry 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 30-70 23-27 69.

Columbia Basin (8-13, 2-5) - Goudy 2-4 0-0 5, Manolopoulos 2-7 0-0 4, Williams 4-11 0-0 9, McKeown 4-9 2-6 11, Browning 2-10 2-3 7, Olson 1-4 0-0 2, Cole 8-12 1-3 17, Hill 3-9 2-2 8. Totals 26-66 6-10 63.

Halftime-CC Spokane 45, Columbia Basin 21. 3-point goals-CC Spokane 4-11 (Brazzle 1-1, Phinney 1-2, Wood 1-2, Pruett 1-4, Sackmann 0-2), Columbia Basin 5-21 (Goudy 1-3, Manolopoulos 0-2, Williams 1-4, McKeown 2-6, Browning 1-6). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-CC Spokane 42 (Wood 12), Columbia Basin 31 (Cole 5). Assists-CC Spokane 21 (Stime 4), Columbia Basin 11 (Browning 4). Total fouls-CC Spokane 16, Columbia Basin 20. Technicals-None. A-300 est.

Men

CCS 82, Columbia Basin 77

James Kiger scored 23 points and Andre Ervin had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Community Colleges of Spokane defeated Columbia Basin at Pasco.

The win improved the Sasquatch to 11-9, 5-2 in the NWAACC Eastern Division. The Hawks dropped to 9-12, 2-4.

CC Spokane (11-9, 5-2) - Bedford 0-3 4-4 4, Anderson 2-9 4-4 9, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Kiger 7-12 3-4 23, Whitman 1-2 0-0 2, Renz 1-2 2-2 4, Chamberlin 3-4 1-3 7, Ervin 11-14 0-1 22, Allen 3-8 6-8 12, Totals 28-54 20-26 82.

Columbia Basin (9-12, 2-4) - Bronson 7-13 0-0 19, Robertson 10-23 0-0 24, Neill 1-4 0-0 3, Bailey 7-10 0-0 14, Larson 5-11 3-6 13, Barber 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 31-62 3-6 77. Halftime-CC Spokane 40, Columbia Basin 39. 3-point goals-CC Spokane 7-17 (Kiger 6-10, Anderson 1-4, Bedford 0-1, Allen 0-2), Columbia Basin 10-24 (Bronson 5-8, Robertson 4-12, Neill 1-4). Fouled out-Bronson, Bailey. Rebounds-CC Spokane 31 (Ervin 10), Columbia Basin 22 (Larson 8). Assists-CC Spokane 19 (Allen 8), Columbia Basin 18 (Bronson 6). Total fouls-CC Spokane 14, Columbia Basin 21. Technicals-None. A-455.